Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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242 Whitley Road Whitley Bay Tyne And Wear NE26 2TE
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Council sourceDemolition of existing office block with cafe to ground floor, to be replaced with expanded beer garden from neighbouring pub
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Officer Recommendation ReportOfficer Recommendation Report · PDF | 24 Jul 2026 | View |
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 24 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXTENSION OF TIME LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 6 Jul 2026 | View |
| COMPLIANT HABITAT PLANSOther · PDF | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOURING BUILDING EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOURING BUILDING EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTOther · PDF | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.